Industry Spotlight

Nearly 670,000 people were employed in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction field in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nearly 3.5 million people were employed as specialty trade contractors in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A subsector of the transportation and warehousing industry, truck transportation covers the transportation of cargo using trucks and tractor trailers.

More than 16 million people worked in the health care and social assistance industry in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That year, recordable injuries exceeded 631,000 and the rate was 5.0 per 100 full-time workers.

More than 2.7 million people worked in the wholesale trade – durable goods industry in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That year, recordable injuries numbered 74,500 and the rate was 2.8 per 100 full-time workers.

More than 1.9 million people worked in the wholesale trade – non-durable goods industry in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That year, recordable injuries exceeded 81,000, and occurred at a rate of 4.4 per 100 full-time workers.